So, turns out the Nanami we'll be getting is a real physical person who appears on the Despair Side.

While I guessed correctly that she'll appear in Future or Despair at some point, this better be more than mere fan service, or else it feels a little like she was shoehorned in.

So, current questions about Nanami:

As of the present in DR3: Future, is she dead or alive?

Was she also part of the 77th Class (ie same as the DR2 cast), or was she part of another one?

Why was an Alter Ego version of her used as the student-Observer for the New World Program? Was there a specific reason that the SHSL Gamer was used as the base?

How come Alter Ego Nanami never made mention of a "mother" then?

So far, the Alter Egos are created via user input from the real persons, so I'm assuming it's the same case with Nanami.

As in, she volunteered to upload a version of herself into the New World Program. (Otherwise, it's odd to produce an Alter Ego just for the heck of it, with no apparent reason nor purpose.)

Meaning, she should have lived at least up to the development phase of the New World Program.

Whatever the case, we are assured that the real Nanami is as likable as ever: in the trailer, she also thinks that it doesn't matter if you have talent or not.

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Now that I think about it, since Junko was part of the 78th Class, the 77th Class were in their 2nd Year before she fully corrupted them.

Meaning, it's possible that Despair Side will chronicle their story from 1st Year (enrolment) to "3rd Year" (post-DR1) to when Future Foundation "caught" them.

(I speech-marked "caught", because I have my own theory behind their incarceration)

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Back to the Future Side, one of my pet theories about Miaya Gekkougahara has been partially vaporised with this development.

Even so, her circumstances are so suspicious that I still think she's a red herring, a decoy to distract us viewers.

But seeing as the SHSL Therapist's research was one of the foundation of the New World Program, a query:

Was the Program developed specifically for the Remnants of Despair, or was it a concept for the ordinary layman-in-despair anyway?

Neurologist Matsuda was dead, and given his isolation at Hope's Peak, Programmer Fujisaki couldn't have been personally involved with the Program. But surely, Therapist Gekkougahara was personally involved with its development.

If (2) holds true, then it's possible that she personally met the real Chiaki Nanami.

As I suspected, the second game's events mirrored what is going to happen in this anime:

Spoiler

-At the first seconds of the Zetsubou-hen's trailer, you can see the Despair counterparts acting, Saonji is seen alongside Ibuki, it is possible both Despair counterparts are working together mirroring the free time event of Saonji's Dance with Ibuki's music (also, Saonji stated she liked Ibuki's music). Though I am let down that Peko is not wearing Kirakira Mask.

-Twogami is seen wearing night-vision googles, irony much?.

-Though it was hinted and obvious, Kuzuryuu was the one who inserted Junko's eye.

I am happy Nanami exists, but I am also afraid, Kazutaka doesn't give a damn for Popular characters if their role is to add the bittersweetness of Danganronpa's storytelling, I suspect Nanami is going to mirror her AE persona, the reason they are united and together in that classroom, until Junko comes in of course, and takes her out of the picture to throw them in despair. I want to, I REALLY want to believe Nanami made it out safely, possibly being related to that blue haired girl in the Mirai-hen side.

Also, I do not think I will take seriously the black guy with that pikachu voice, and Goat Man looks bro enough.

Not gonna lie. I got soooo confused when I noticed Twogami's credits had him labeled as "Ryota Mitarai: Super High School Level Animator".

I literally thought "Wait a minute...he wasn't always the ultimate imposter? Wait...there was an animator in the future arc too! IS THAT HIM AFTER HE LOST WEIGHT! WHAT'S GOING ON....Oh wait...no...I'm an idiot...."

Remember that Izuru/Hinata was not part of that classroom, so it is most likely Hinata won't meet any student except Nanami. While he is technically SHSL Despair, it is more like he was a rogue agent while the rest knew each other by the class ties before Junko's influence.

At the end of Another Episode Komaeda stated to Monaca that 'there were places he still needed to go', and given he spent time with Monaca first, it is possible he knew of the date the Neo World Program would begin.